Japanese

えぐる

えぐる
Meaning: to gouge; to scoop out; to hollow out
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present えぐる えぐらない
Polite えぐります えぐりません
Past えぐった えぐらなかった
Polite + Past えぐりました えぐりませんでした
Te-form えぐって えぐらなくて
Potential えぐれる えぐれない
Passive えぐられる えぐられない
Causative えぐらせる えぐらせない
Causative + Passive えぐらされる えぐらされない
Imperative えぐれ えぐるな

Handwriting

え
ぐ
る

Example

I ate the ice cream by scooping it out with a spoon.

Usage Notes

Refers to the action of digging or scooping something out with a tool or hand. It can also be used metaphorically to mean piercing through something deeply.

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